Q
- Queraude: (Fr.) white witch
- Qutrub: (Arab) ghoul
R
- Rakshasa (f: Rakshasi): (Ind.) evil souls, 'injurers', ogres/demons
- Ramanga: (Betsileo-Madag.) ceremonial vampire
- Redcaps: (Scot.) demons
- Revenant:
- Ruchim (f: Ruchoth): (Heb.) demons, dead souls
S
- Sabaoth: (Heb.) angels, 'hosts'
- Sagarum: (Lat.) witches
- Saint:
(Eur.) ascended spirit
- Salamander:
(Eur.) fiery monster
- Salii: (Rome) leaping-priests of Mars
- Saluk, Salukadi: (Sufi) eternal spirit(s)
- Seiktha: (Burma) tree-demons
- Sanal: (Gond-Ind.) ghost/spirit
- Sanguisuga: (Lat.) blood demon
- Sasquatch: (NW US) cryptohominid; 'Bigfoot'
- Satan:
(Heb.) testing angel; human adversary
- Satanas: (Grk.) fallen angel; divine adversary
- Satyr:
(Grk.) human-goat chimera
- Selkie, Silky:
(Scot.) morphing human-seal chimera
- Shapeshifter: human-animal transformationist; morpher
Types of Therianthropy (shapeshifting): Lycanthropy → wolf; Aeleuranthropy → cat (tiger, leopard); Kuanthropy → dog; Lepanthropy → rabbit; Aquilothropy → eagle; Ursumorphism → bear; Huainathropy → hyena; Vermanthropy → worm; Opuntianthropy → cactus; Philanthropy → friend; etc
- Shedu: (Sum.) protective spirits
- Shedim: (Heb.) fallen angels
- Shenit: (Egypt) fates
- Shiq: "A type of demon appearing to travelers as half a man." (??)
- Shtriga: (Alb.) vampiric witch ↔ Strigon (Sloven.) ↔ Strigoi (Rom.) → Vjeshtitza (Mon.)
- Sirene:
(Grk.) song-demoness
- Skinwalkers, Yee Naaldlooshi: (Hopi) vampiric shapeshifters
- Snaxar: (Rus.) sorcerous vampire
- sorcerer:
magician
- Sortilega: (pl: Sortilegiis): (Lat.) witch
- Souciyants: (Trin.) vampires
- Sprite: (Eur.) air-faery (good?)
- Stioportius: (Lat.) sorcerer (m)
- Strega (It.) ← Stregula (Lat.) → Striga: (Rom.) witch
Other Latin Witches: Bacularia, Facinatrix, Herberia, Maleficus maliarda, Pixidaria, Femina saga, Incantator, Magus, Veneficia, Sortilega, Anispix, Augeris, Divinator, Januatica, Ligator, Mascara, Phitonissa, Stregonis, etc.
- Stregoni benefici: (It.) helpful vampire
- Strige: (Grk.) vampire-witch
- Striges: (Rome) crow-witch live vampires
- Strigoi (pl: Strigoii) (f: strigoaica): (Transyl.-Rom.) dead vamp
- Strigoi vii: (Rom.) live vampire witch
- Strigoi mort: (Rom.) dead vampire, undead
- Strix: (Lat.) screech-owl, night-flying demon vamp
- Succubus (pl: Succubi): (Eur.) sex-predator demon (f)
- Sucoyan, Sukuyan: (Carib, Surinam) vampiric shape-changer
- Sukallin: (Sum, Bab.) angels
- Swawmx: (Burma) vampire
- Sylphs:
atmospheric faeries
T
- Talamaur: (Aus, So.Pac.) live vamp ← Tarunga, live soul
- Taltos: (Hun.) shaman
- Tase, Tasei, Thaye: (Burma) ghouls
Orders of Tasei: 1) Thabet Tase, succubi (died in childbirth; 2) Thaye Tase, disease-giants; 3) Hminza Tase, were-demons
- Taxim: (E.Eur.) revenant, 'walking dead', zombie-like
- Tenatz: (Mon.) vampire, possessed person
- Tenjac: (Cro.) vampire
- Teotl: (Aztec-Mex.) God(esse)s, 'strong' (real)
- Therianthrope:
(tech) shape-shifter
- Theriomorph:
(tech) animal-shaped human; shape-shifter
- Tlaciques: (Nahuatl-Mex.) vampire-witches
- Tlaheulpuchi: (Aztec-Mex.) morphing vampiric witches
- Tricolici: (Rom.) werewolves
- Tritons: (Grk.) sea-spirits (m)
- Trolls: (Nord.) evil mountain-faeries
- Tsentsak: (Jivaro-Braz.) spirit helpers, 'darts'
- Tsungi: (Jivaro-Braz.) first shaman (good/evil)
U
- Uber: (Turk.) → Ubour: (Bul.) vampire
- Upier, Upior: (Pol.) daytime vampire (m)
- Upierzyca: (Pol.) vampire (f)
- Upir, Opir: (Ukr, Czech) vampire
- Upor: (Bye.) vampire
- Uppyr: (Rus.) vamp/witch/sorcerer/heretic
- Upyr, Upyry: (Rus.) vampire
- Ustrel: (Bul.) unbaptized infant-soul predator
- Utukku: (Bab.) vampiric phantom
V
- Valkyries, Valkyrior: (Nord.) warrior angels
- Vamphyri: (Rom.) vampire
- Vampijerovic: (Slav.) vamp-hunter/killer
- Vampir (m), Vampuiera (f): (Slav.) vampire
- Vampir, Vampyr: (Eur. ← Magyar ← Slav.) vampire
- Vampirdzhija: (Bul.) vamp-hunter
- Vanir: (Nord.) gods
- Varcolaci: (Rom.) sun- and moon-eating demons
- Vblk'b-dlaka: (Slav.) wolf-pelt wearer, revenant
- Veneficia: (Lat.) poisoner, sorcerer
- Verye: (O.E.) monster
- Vetal, Vetala: (Ind.) vampire
- Vircolaci: (Rom.) sun- and moon-eating demons
- Vjesci, Vjeszczi, Vjescey: (Kashubia-NE.Pol.) born a vampire → Wupji, Opji
- Vlikodlaci: (O.Slav.) werewolf
Mutation of Vlikodlaci:
→ Vryolakas (Grk.) → Vircolac (Rom.) → Vikolak (Mac, Bul.) → Vukodlac, Kudlak (Serb-Cro.) → Vurvulak (Alb.)
- Volkhv: (Rus.) sorcerer, shaman, wizard
- Volkodlak: (Slov.) vampire, werewolf
- Vuge ari mowribie: (Sisala-Ghana) cowrie-shell diviner
- Vugura: (Sisala-Ghana) diviner
- Vyrkolakas: (Grk, Mac, Aegean) werewolves, vampires, crushers
- Vyrkolatios: (Santorini-Thera) vampire-ghoul
- Vukodlak: (Serb.) werewolf; (Cro.) vampire
W
- Wakani: (Jivaro-Braz.) soul/spirit bird
- Warlock: (Brit.) sorcerer, 'oath-breaker'
- Wegaleyo: (Washo-US) spirit being
- Werewolf, WahrWolffe:
(Ger.) man-wolf → Gerulf (Fr.)
- Wendigo, Windigo: (Nat.Am.) polymorph demon
- Wicca (m), Wicce (f): (O.E.) wizard, witch ← Victima (Lat.), sacrificial animal
- Witch: (UK) ← Wicce (O.E.) → Estrie, Brosa, Genosche, Mare (Ger. or Fr.)
- Wurdalak, Vourdalak: (Rus.) beautiful evil spirit (f)
X
- Xloptuny: (Rus.) heretic, vampire, witch
Y
- Yaksha: (Kashmir-Ind.) evil souls; or good earthy demon-gods
- Yara-ma-yha-who: (Aus.) 'little froggy red man', vampire, leech
- Yatu-dhana: (Ind.) devouring sorcerers
- Yazad: (Per.) a created spiritual being → Ijad, Yazata
- Yeti: Himalayan hominid
- Yowie: Australian hominid
Z
- Zahor: (Sp.) seer
- Zar, Adbar: (Amhara-Eth.) busy spirits
- Zaloznye polojniki: (Rus.) unclean dead, vampires
- Zinda-rawan, Zenda-ravan: (Per.) living soul
- Zmeu: (Mol.) sex-vampire
- Zombie, Zombi: (Haiti) enslaved corpse
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